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Kelly blasts Labour over expenses law

19.11.09
Labour rocked after the man tasked with cleaning up MPs’ expenses attacked the Queen’s Speech for ignoring the issue... more

MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09
These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

Sleazebuster replaces Alan Duncan over 'rations' outburst

08.09.09
David Cameron moves to shrug off the Alan Duncan 'rations' affair by appointing sleazebuster Sir George Young as his replacement... more

David Cameron offers jobs to Tory old guard

21.07.09
David Cameron tried to bind Tory wounds after the MPs expenses furore by offering jobs to old guard figures Peter Lilley, Stephen Dorrell and John Gummer... more

Code of conduct for MPs is dropped from new anti-sleaze law

30.06.09
Concerns that a new anti-sleaze law for MPs will be flawed grew after the Government removed a code of conduct clause... more

Bercow tells MPs to make less noise and stop spinning

24.06.09
New Speaker John Bercow today sought to impose his authority on the Commons by warning ministers and MPs to respect key rules... more

Speaker to move his family into rent-free flat at Commons

23.06.09
John Bercow began a programme of reform as Speaker by dumping the traditional court robes and bringing a young family into Speaker’s House for the first time... more

Would-be Speakers line up for contest

22.06.09
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Speaker rivals pledge (slight) change to restore public trust

22.06.09
A sombre House of Commons accepted the need for cautious reform as MPs gathered to choose a new Speaker in the wake of the expenses scandal... more

Conservative MPs say they will vote for Beckett to stop Bercow becoming Speaker

15.06.09
The battle for a new Speaker heated up when Tory MPs indicated they would stand behind Margaret Beckett to stop frontrunner John Bercow... more

Speaker contender calls for reform of MPs' two-day week

09.06.09
MPs are not doing the job for which they are paid with the parliamentary week "shoe-horned" into two days, says a frontrunner to be Speaker... more

Speaker candidates caught up in scandal

22.05.09
Leading candidates for the Speaker of the Commons were today hit by a raft of allegations over their own expenses and second home claims... more

‘We will vote for a Speaker they hate’

21.05.09
Hate, revenge and grudges spilled over in the race to succeed Michael Martin less than 48 hours after the Speaker announced his departure... more

Speaker does not deserve to be granted seat in Lords, say peers

20.05.09
Michael Martin should be denied a peerage, two members of the Lords said. Former Tory Chancellor Nigel Lawson led calls for the Speaker not to be elevated to the Upper Chamber... more

Who could restore Parliament’s reputation?

19.05.09
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Rebels in the vote

01.05.09
The vote to scrap second home allowances for outer London MPs was opposed by 39 Members... more

Brown retreats yet again over clamp on MPs’ expenses

30.04.09
Gordon Brown staged another climbdown as his expenses crackdown plunged into fiasco... more

Rush to cobble up deal on MPs' expenses as 'clock-on' plan dies

24.04.09
Gordon Brown's plan to pay MPs a daily allowance was all but dead after a poll showed huge public opposition and Labour backbenchers mobilised around a compromise deal... more

Ministers admit: 'We pay our husbands and wives'

12.03.09
Nearly 30 members of the Government employ their family at the taxpayer's expense, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Tory MPs broke rules on second home payments

18.06.08
David Cameron was rocked by a fresh sleaze scandal when two senior Conservative MPs were found to have breached rules on taxpayer-funded second homes... more

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